George Fox University Teaching Programs

George Fox University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Newberg, Oregon. The location of GFU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is George Fox University?

Contact details for GFU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	414 N Meridian St, Newberg, OR 97132
Phone:	503-538-8383
Website:	www.georgefox.edu

How Do I Get Into GFU?

You can apply to GFU online at: www.georgefox.edu/college-admissions/apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for GFU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into GFU?

Since GFU has an acceptance rate of 92%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to GFU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 660. Math scores were between 490 and 630.

GFU received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 31. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford George Fox University?

The overall average net price of GFU is $37,307. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At GFU, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $8,378 a year. That adds up to $33,512 over four years for those students.

George Fox University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,559 undergraduate students at GFU, with 2,341 being full-time and 218 being part-time.

There are also 1,726 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,341 full-time undergraduates at GFU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of George Fox University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	119
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	358
White	1,577
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	237

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at George Fox University. At this time, 19 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at GFU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at George Fox University

In 2022-2023, 2,396 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at GFU has changed over the last few years.

George Fox University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education	0	0	110	0	110
Elementary Education	0	52	0	0	52
General Education	0	0	41	0	41
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	26	26
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	14	0	14
Health Education	0	1	0	0	1
Music Education	0	1	0	0	1
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	1	0	0	1
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	1	0	0	0	1
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	55	165	26	247

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By George Fox University under License

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